[UK-CONTEST] Vargarda Antennas & Domineering VHFContest Stations

[Andy Hewitt]

Paul 8IZR,
I agree. I cannot talk about VHF contests, except 50MHz, but mostly I enter
contests BERU, ARRL 160m, CQWW etc. not to win, I cannot put that amount of
effort in but a)because it' the taking part that I enjoy and b)to pick up
new countries, squares, US states etc.
73
Andy G3SVD


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Sent: 09 May 2009 10:32
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Vargarda Antennas & Domineering VHFContest
Stations

DAVID BUTLER wrote:
> From: Gavin Stirling <gm0wdd at yahoo.com>
> To: uk-contest at contesting.com
> Sent: Friday, 8 May, 2009 9:26:53 PM
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Vargarda Antennas & Domineering VHF Contest Stations
> 
> Gavin GM0WDD  said ....
> 
> 
> Surely you enter a competition to win, no other reason. If the winner is
already decided before the contest has started purely down to his geographic
location then what is the point of entering? ------
> 
> 
> 
> 
> David G4ASR replies ....
> 
> 
> No - that is incorrect.  
> 
> Many stations 'enter' contests just to pick up new countries, locator
squares, counties, postcodes.
> 

That is exactly right if you are a keen DX chaser which lots of us 
VHF/UHF enthusiasts are.

Fortunately the end result is the same, the more people that take part 
in contests to get rare squares and work dx results in greater rates 
(and points) for those that want to win contests.

As the meerkat says - seemples :-)

-- 
73 de Paul GW8IZR IO73TI
http://www.gw8izr.com
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